Forest of Fantasy
HOUSTON: Rathna Kumar’s “Forest of Fantasy” is an imaginary story that weaves together re-ality and fantasy to drive home a very important point – that we need to take Nature seriously, respect it, and do our best to protect our environment before things get any worse. The story concept by Seetha Ratnakar, has been specially […]
The Extraordinary Life and Times of Mahatma Gandhi – Part 11
The story thus far… For two years Gandhi traveled extensively in India and had talked at different places. His interest first centered on the problem of indentured labor where poor, ignorant laborers were enticed away from India to work in the British colonies. He disapproved of this system in South Africa, fought it there, and he […]
Indians in the News of Sex, Lies and Sarcasm
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: In the continuing trend of Indians popping up in the news all over the national map, here are three who made headlines – two not of type that you’d normally expect from a model minority – and one that is blazing a path in comedy. Coming on the heels of the […]
UH Nursing Leadership, Nursing Council of India Create Exchange Opportunities
HOUSTON: The University of Houston College of Nursing and the Indian Nursing Council began a new chapter in academic exchange following the signing of a memorandum of understanding and a trip to New Delhi, India. Kathryn Tart, professor and founding dean of the college, together with Associate Professor Shainy Varghese, participated in a two-day […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes – Karela Phittu (BITTERMELON CHIPS) with or without salt
Below is a reprint of Mama’s Kerela Phittu recipe which brings out the same flavor as the cooked vegetable but is much faster and simpler to cook. It is especially suited for new cooks as it will give them a chance to refine their skills with this vegetable before tackling the other karele recipes. It […]
Koffee with Karan Season 6 to premiere on October 21
Gear up for some spicy conversation over coffee as Karan Johar has finally announced the next season of Koffee with Karan. Season six of the show will launch on October 21 and air every Sunday at 9 pm on Star World. Sources inform indianexpress.com that the shoot for the show would begin soon. Karan made the announcement […]
Satyameva Jayate movie review: The John Abraham film revives forgotten horrors of 80s B-grade cinema
Cast: Manoj Bajpayee, John Abraham, Aisha Sharma, Amruta Khanvilkar Director: Milap Milan Zaveri Movie rating: One and a half stars A hooded vigilante is roaming about in Mumbai, setting fire to corrupt cops, easily evading capture, and notching up the gruesome numbers: you close your eyes, and another one goes up in flames. The film takes its objective very seriously […]
Gold review: This Akshay Kumar film is an emotion-laden drama
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Amit Sadh, Vineet Kumar Singh, Sunny Kaushal, Kunal Kapoor, Mouni Roy Director: Reema Kagti Gold movie ratings: Two and a half stars Given Bollywood’s feeble record at making films based on real events, it is no surprise that Gold is more fiction than fact. Fact: India, the newly freed nation from ‘do sau saal ki ghulami’, […]
Asian Games 2018: Bajrang Punia gives India first gold medal, Twitterati cannot stop celebrating
India’s wait for the first gold medal at Asian Games 2018 was not long as Bajrang Punia secured the yellow metal on Sunday after beating Japan’s Daichi Takatani in the 65kg category (wrestling). This is India’s third gold medal in wrestling since 1986. Punia was in a dominating mode throughout the day as he beat […]
US: Sikh man stabbed to death in his store, third incident in 3 weeks
A Sikh man has been stabbed to death at his store in the US state of New Jersey, the third incident targeting the minority Sikh community in the country in three weeks. Terlok Singh was discovered dead by his cousin yesterday in his store with an apparent stab wound in the chest. The Essex County […]
Unhealthy levels of chemicals present in cereals, report says
A report by Environmental Working Group(EWG) has stated that several of America’s popular breakfast food come with a “hefty dose of the weed-killing poison” as quoted by a report in CNN. Traces of glyphosate, an active chemical ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer, was found in two among the 45 products that were made with oats. It […]
SATTVIC FOODS ADD YEARS TO YOUR LIFESPAN
By Vinod Nigam SATTVIC FOODS ADD YEARS TO YOUR LIFESPAN Sattvic foods promote longevity, virtue, strength, health, happiness, and joy are juicy, smooth, substantial, and nutritious. Persons in the mode of goodness like such foods —— Bhagvad Gita Looking good and feeling good go hand in hand. If you have a healthy lifestyle, your diet and […]
Reasons that make Pune the most liveable city in India
By Panchali Dey Pune has bagged the title of India’s most liveable city in India for 2018. It was as per the Ease of Living Index 2018, which was recently released by the Ministry of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA). The list had 111 cities as contenders, competing for the position. While Pune grabbed the top […]
World Photography Day 2018: Some iconic photographs over the years
“A photograph is a moment – when you press the button, it will never come back,” said René Burri. The Swiss photographer, who documented several political, cultural events and historical events in the second half of the 20th century, captures the essence of photography in this quote. The moment might be fleeting, but once photographed […]
Vedanta to invest $2.3 billion in oil and gas in near term
Hyderabad: Vedanta Ltd has said it will be investing $2.3 billion towards capex on its oil and gas activities in the “near term” to increase the reserve base by around 375 million barrels. According to its latest annual report, Vedanta aims to increase production from the current 200,000 barrels per day to 300,000 bpd over the […]
India bans import of polluting petcoke for use as fuel
India on Friday banned the import of petcoke for use as fuel, but said shipments for use as feedstock in some industries was allowed. Usage of petcoke, a dirtier alternative to coal, in the energy-hungry country has come under scrutiny due to rising pollution levels in major cities. Click here to read more… Credit:
Indian-origin restaurateur racially targeted in US
NEW YORK: An Indian-origin restaurateur in the US was racially targeted by a customer who referred to him and his family as “a tribe from India” and went on to comment that he “probably just funded Al-Qaeda ” by eating at the hotel, according to a media report. Taj Sardar, the owner of ‘The Kings Diner’ in Ashland, […]
